Best tournament to retire for the top 4?

[Prisoner of Birth]

Originally Posted by Hood_Man

He could do both. His last Wimbledon won't end with a handshake at the net, there'll be plenty of clapping and cheering from the crowd followed by an interview with Sue Barker. It'll be a huge occasion.

And then he gets to do the same thing in Basel

But he won't get 2 ceremonies

[Zarfot Z]

Originally Posted by Prisoner of Birth

The media likes him and writes he's humble. The general population is ignorant in general. Federer sure likes it that way but that won't change a thing. Even the most humble player will want a big ceremony if they've had Federer's career.

Retiring at Basel doesn't necessarily mean you can't have a big ceremony to go with it.

If anything, retiring at Basel will send even bigger shockwaves throughout the tennis universe, since everyone would be assuming that Federer would retire at Wimbledon, the scene of his greatest successes.

[Prisoner of Birth]

Originally Posted by Zarfot Z

Retiring at Basel doesn't necessarily mean you can't have a big ceremony to go with it.

If anything, retiring at Basel will send even bigger shockwaves throughout the tennis universe, since everyone would be assuming that Federer would retire at Wimbledon, the scene of his greatest successes.

I'm not sure I understand that logic.

Basically my argument is that the greatest player of all time should retire at the greatest stage of them all. Especially if it's a choice, which it probably will be.

[Mainad]

Originally Posted by tennis_pro

Only Becker said goodbye at Wimbledon (if my memory serves me) which back in 1999.

Steffi Graf also retired at Wimbledon after losing in the 1999 final to Lindsay Davenport.

Originally Posted by tennis_pro

Looking now at present times we got Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray. Where do you think they should hang up their racquets?

Ideally, at the places where each has had most of their successes. For Federer this is clearly Wimbledon and for Nadal it is obviously Roland Garros or maybe Monte Carlo. However each of them might prefer to say their final farewells at their favourite home tournaments ie. Basel for Federer and Barcelona for Nadal.

For Djokovic and Murray it is a bit too early to say which will be their most successful tournaments but, going with the home tournament scenario, it would be Belgrade for Djokovic and Wimbledon or Queens for Murray.

[smoledman]

Very #humble.

[smoledman]

More humility.

[Prisoner of Birth]

But I wonder who plays Federer in his last match. Easiest way to have a place in Tennis history (whether they win or lose).

[Zarfot Z]

Originally Posted by Prisoner of Birth

I'm not sure I understand that logic.

Basically my argument is that the greatest player of all time should retire at the greatest stage of them all. Especially if it's a choice, which it probably will be.

You're probably right, but for me, Federer's hometown seems the perfect place for him to end his career.

I guess it's a matter of opinion.

[Prisoner of Birth]

Originally Posted by smoledman

Very #humble.

He's missing the "17".

[AnotherTennisProdigy]

Greatness vs. Humbleness

[smoledman]

#humble BULL

[smoledman]

[smoledman]

WHAT ME RETIRE???????????

[Evan77]

Basel is too small for Fed's enormous ego, and Fed is many things but saying that he is humble is just hilarious (watch his press conferences and read his interviews). The USO would be probably the most appropriate for him because of the atmosphere plus he is loved there.

Murray will probably retire at Wimbledon.
Rafa in Paris, it is his playground and it would make sense to retire on clay.

Djokovic might chose Rod Laver arena to retire because of his enormous success in Melbourne. New York would be cool too.

Now, I'm thinking, Murray, who is only one day older than Djokovic might want to retire at the same time as Djoko at the same tournament. That would be fun to watch.

[smoledman]

Originally Posted by Evan77

Basel is too small for Fed's enormous ego, and Fed is many things but saying that he is humble is just hilarious (watch his press conferences and read his interviews). The USO would be probably the most appropriate for him because of the atmosphere plus he is loved there.

Murray will probably retire at Wimbledon.
Rafa in Paris, it is his playground and it would make sense to retire on clay.

Djokovic might chose Rod Laver arena to retire because of his enormous success in Melbourne. New York would be cool too.

Now, I'm thinking, Murray, who is only one day older than Djokovic might want to retire at the same time as Djoko at the same tournament. That would be fun to watch.

Fed's ego is so big, you'd need an aircraft hangar to fit in.

[veroniquem]

Fed should do it at Wimbledon, Rafa at RG and Djoko at AO.

[Hood_Man]

Originally Posted by smoledman

Fed's ego is so big, you'd need an aircraft hangar to fit in.

Fed's ego is so enormous that it took a small group of renegade space pilots, flying through narrow trenches on its surface, and firing proton torpedo's into its exhaust port, to deflate it.

[kOaMaster]

Federer should do it in Basel of course. That is where his tennis career started.

plus, it would take too much attention from anyone else at a tournament like wimbledon - where I actually prefer to watch tennis. in basel, the tennis is nice of course too, but half the tournament is about him participating.

[dangalak]

Originally Posted by AnotherTennisProdigy

Federer- Wimbledon for poetic reasons, how can it not be this one?

Basel.

Also, Madrid was just as slippery as it has been in the past. Blue, red, nobody should care.

[dangalak]

Originally Posted by Evan77

Basel is too small for Fed's enormous ego, and Fed is many things but saying that he is humble is just hilarious (watch his press conferences and read his interviews).

Only meanspirited people, who can't live without hating on people more successful than them, would consider him arrogant.

But please, show us his "press conferences and interviews" that show how terrible a human being he is.